Which to use
“delicioso” and “deliciosos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,702
- “delicioso” frequency rank
- #18,506
- “deliciosos” frequency rank
- 26208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delicioso | deliciosos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Muy placentero, que da delicia o deleite. | Forma del plural de delicioso. |
Where the eye mixes delicioso and deliciosos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. delicioso runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCV) against deliciosos's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: delicioso vs deliciosos
A purely visual mix-up. delicioso ([d̪eliˈsjoso]) and deliciosos ([d̪eliˈsjosos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “delicioso” sits inside “deliciosos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delicioso is recorded at frequency rank #7,702, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈsjoso]. deliciosos is at rank #18,506, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈsjosos].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26208, this pair ranks #232,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delicioso vs deliciosos
Shared letters: cdeilos. Private to "delicioso": -. Private to "deliciosos": -.
"delicioso" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV · "deliciosos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- delicioso ← ddelicioso · deilcioso · delciioso · deliccioso · delicioos · deliciosso · delicisoo · delicoiso
- deliciosos ← ddeliciosos · deilciosos · delciiosos · delicciosos · deliciooss · deliciososs · deliciossos · delicisoos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delicioso" and "deliciosos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "delicioso" or "deliciosos"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "delicioso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deliciosos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delicioso" and "deliciosos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deliciosas vs deliciosos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #232,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.